Poor Belle Starr!

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Mari, hope she comes out OK. Sounds very traumatic for both of you!

Cycle, what kind of pet health insurance do you have? Has it been worthwhile?

(Glad to here Starr is back and recovering - don't go errecting any tents though, just in case)

WE can get pet insurance through a number of companies. The one I use now was a no brainer as by taking pet insurance from them at an introductory discount they then gave me 10% off an already very competitive car insurance quote (the saving on the car insurance more or less paid the first year's premiums on the pet insurance for our dog)

As a guide, for dogs it runs out between £12 and £15 per month here and for cats between £9 and £12 - varies according to breed and age (I guess they have stats that guide them as to what breed is more risky than another)

On the claims side the first £60 is not covered (usual insurance pactice).

Whether or not this sounds a good deal to you probably depends on the relative size of your vets bills - here they are astronomic. You can spend £100without even blinking. Our cat's op and associated consulation/convalesing last year came to over £400, while doggie has ramped up between £200 and £500 each year so far with skin related ailments - he is susceptible to harvest mites each autumn which cause him to develop sores on each front leg without fail. Sorrowful pic follows (btw the thing around his neck - other than the cone - is his receiver for his invisible fence - indispensible for keeping him inside our area of garden):